Defn: A little bird; a nestling.
BIRDMAN
Bird"man, n.
Defn: A fowler or birdcatcher.
BIRD OF PARADISE
Bird" of par"a*dise. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the adjacent islands. The males have brilliant colors, elegant plumes, and often remarkable tail feathers.
Note: The Great emerald (Paradisea apoda) and the Lesser emerald (P. minor) furnish many of the plumes used as ornaments by ladies; the Red is P. rubra or sanguinea; the Golden is Parotia aurea or sexsetacea; the King is Cincinnurus regius. The name is also applied to the longer-billed birds of another related group (Epimachinæ) from the same region. The Twelve-wired (Seleucides alba) is one of these. See Paradise bird, and Note under Apod.
BIRD PEPPER
Bird" pep`per.
Defn: A species of capsicum (Capsicum baccatum), whose small, conical, coral-red fruit is among the most piquant of all red peppers.
BIRD'S-BEAK
Bird's"-beak`, n. (Arch.)
Defn: A molding whose section is thought to resemble a beak.